[Announce] Update on ipw2100, ipw2200, and support for Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG

From: James Ketrenos (jketreno_at_linux.intel.com)
Date: 08/31/04

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    It's been a while since I've updated lkml and netdev on the progress of
    the ipw projects. Given the recent announcement by Intel for the
    introduction of Intel PRO/Wireless 2915 ABG Network Connection miniPCI
    adapter, I thought now was a good time...

    First, thanks to everyone that has been contributing, using, testing,
    and reporting feedback for the projects described below. The support
    by folks in the community has been terrific -- the drivers wouldn't be
    anywhere near as feature rich and stable as they are today if not for
    the contributions of everyone.

    The ipw2100 project (802.11b) has progressed very well. We are in the
    process of cleaning up the driver for submittal to netdev for eventual
    inclusion into the kernel. The driver currently supports wep, 802.1x,
    monitor mode, adhoc, infrastructure, etc. Suspend/resume isn't quite
    functioning yet, but we'll get there soon. This project is hosted at
    http://ipw2100.sf.net.

    The ipw2200 project (802.11bg), which was launched back in May, is
    quickly catching up to the ipw2100 project in terms of functionality.
    It currently supports wep and 802.1x in infrastructure mode. Currently
    it will only associate at B data rates; hooking in the G capabilities
    is going on right now. We'll then tackle adhoc and remaining feature
    gaps. We had been planning on holding off submittal for kernel
    inclusion until we were feature complete. However, several folks have
    requested that we accelerate that plan and get it in sooner rather than
    later. To that end we're working to try and get it ready for submittal
    along with the ipw2100 project. This project is hosted at
    http://ipw2200.sf.net.

    The ipw2100 and ipw2200 projects currently share the 802.11 frame
    handling stack for Tx/Rx and some management frame processing. That
    code has been pulled into its own module suite (ieee80211), based on
    work from the Host AP project. That code needs to be resync'd with the
    Host AP code (and vice versa where appropriate) so that then all of
    those drivers will be able to leverage a single wireless network stack.

    Anyway, this brings me to announcing Linux support for the Intel
    PRO/Wireless 2915 ABG Network Connection adapter. As of next week, the
    ipw2200 project will also begin supporting the ABG adapter. From the
    driver's perspective, the only change between the two cards is the
    addition fo the A radio on the 2915. So, adding support for the ABG is
    just a matter of updating the firmware used by the ipw2200 project,
    adding PCI id's, and putting in support for A. That work will progress
    as we continue to bring full support for the ipw2200 project.

    At some point in the near future we will rename the ipw2200 project to
    something more appropriate to identify it as supporting both the 2200
    and 2915 adapters.

    Thanks,
    James
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